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WTPS22 PGTW 20110323 09:30z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN A 250 NM RADIUS OF 20.7S 178.3W WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CY- CLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 230832Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 19.4S 178.0W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 19.2S 177.5W, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 19.5S 178.1W, APPROXIMATELY 275 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI. ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY DEPICTS ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION AROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON A DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 30 KTS FROM PGTW AT 23/0832Z. 23/0000Z UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS BENEATH AN ANTICYCLONE, AND ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS ENHANCED EQUATORWARD AND EASTWARD OUTFLOW. INCREASED CONVECTIVE BANDING EXTENDING TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LLCC IS EVIDENT ON A 23/0708Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF 28 TO 30 DEGREES CELSIUS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003 MB. DUE TO INCREASED DEEP CONVECTION AND UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS GOOD. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 240930Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110323 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (NINETEEN) WARNING NR 001// REF/A/MSG/NAVMARFCSTCENT PEARL HARBOR HI/230921ZMAR2011// AMPN/REF A IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (NINETEEN) WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 231800Z --- NEAR 20.8S 179.4W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.8S 179.4W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 22.0S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 23.1S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 23.5S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 02 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 23.9S 179.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 01 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 24.2S 180.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 232100Z POSITION NEAR 21.1S 179.5W. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVMARFCSTCEN 230921Z MAR 11 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPS22 PGTW 230930). TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SUVA, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS CONTINUING INTENSIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF CONVECTION AROUND THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 231822Z 37GHZ SSMI IMAGE REVEALS ABUNDANT CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE LLCC, ALTHOUGH DEEP CONVECTION IS SUPPRESSED OVER THE WESTERN QUADRANT. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON A DVORAK ESTIMATE OF 35 KNOTS FROM PGTW. WATER VAPOR ANIMATION SHOWS AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH ENHANCING OUTFLOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT, WHICH WILL ACT TO DEEPEN THE SYSTEM OVER THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER, THE TROUGH IS ALSO CAUSING SOME INHIBITION OF OUTFLOW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SYSTEM, BUT OVERALL 19P EXISTS IN A REGION OF WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. TC 19P IS CURRENTLY STEERING ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF AN ANTICYCLONE TO THE SOUTHEAST BUT IS BEGINNING TO TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENCROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE TROUGH IS NOT EXPECTED TO COUPLE WITH THE LLCC, WHICH WILL RESUME A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AS THE TROUGH PASSES AFTER TAU 48. ADDITIONALLY, STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPER MID-LATITUDE TROUGH, CURRENTLY MOVING OVER BRISBANE, WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THE SYSTEM AFTER BY TAU 72. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 231800Z IS 15 FEET. ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110324 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 002// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 240600Z --- NEAR 21.1S 179.8W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 200 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 21.1S 179.8W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 21.7S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 22.2S 180.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 22.8S 179.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 23.3S 179.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 24.0S 179.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 06 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 26.1S 179.4W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 29.6S 176.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 240900Z POSITION NEAR 21.3S 179.8W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A CONSOLIDATING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTION SURROUNDING THE WELL-DEFINED CENTER. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS IMPROVING OUTFLOW, ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. A 240654Z SSMIS IMAGE ALSO SUPPORTS A CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH TIGHTLY-CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE CENTER AND MULTIPLE CONVECTIVE BANDS OVER THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON A 240538Z SSMIS AS WELL AS THE 240654Z SSMIS WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 45 KNOTS FROM PGTW, KNES AND ABRF. TC 19P IS TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW- TO MID- LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A GENERALLY SOUTHWARD TRACK THROUGH TAU 72. NEAR TAU 72, TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTHEASTWARD AND TO ACCELERATE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING DEEP MIDLATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THE BULK OF THE DYNAMIC MODELS SUPPORT THIS TRACK TO INCLUDE UKMO, GFS, GFDN, ECMWF AND WBAR, ALTHOUGH THERE IS POOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS. THE NOGAPS MODEL IS THE SOLE OUTLIER WITH AN UNREALISTIC WESTWARD TRACK THROUGH TAU 120 THAT SOMEHOW STEERS THE SYSTEM WESTWARD DESPITE THE DEEP TROUGH DIGGING TO THE SYSTEM'S SOUTH. THE UKMO AND GFDN MODELS HAVE INDICATED A WESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK THROUGH TAU 72 BUT HAVE BEEN SHIFTING EASTWARD OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS. THIS FORECAST IS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE AIDS ENVELOPE CLOSER TO THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS, WHICH APPEAR MORE REALISTIC. PEAK INTENSITY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 75 KNOTS BY TAU 72 DUE TO GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO INCLUDE FAVORABLE SST, LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD OUTFLOW. AFTER TAU 72, TC 19P IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH. TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 120. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 240600Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 242100Z AND 250900Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110324 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 241800Z --- NEAR 21.6S 179.6W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 150 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 21.6S 179.6W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 22.2S 179.6W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 22.8S 180.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 23.2S 179.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 23.5S 178.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 24.7S 178.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 07 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 27.3S 179.5W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 291800Z --- 31.6S 177.6W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 242100Z POSITION NEAR 21.8S 179.6W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION CONSOLIDATING AROUND A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 241810Z 37GHZ SSMI IMAGE REVEALS EXTENSIVE CURVED BANDING AROUND THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER AS WELL AS A PERSISTENT MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT INTERACTION WITH A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH ON THE POLEWARD SIDE OF THE CYCLONE AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TO THE NORTHWEST ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING POLEWARD OUTFLOW. HOWEVER, SOME SUBSIDENCE INDUCED BY A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CYCLONE. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 65 KNOTS FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH THROUGH TAU 72. TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS DUE TO FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW AND PASSAGE OVER WARM WATER. HOWEVER, SLOW MOVEMENT OVER A SHALLOW LAYER OF MARGINALLY FAVORABLE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (27 DEGREES CELSIUS) COUPLED WITH SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDUCED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL CAP THE INTENSIFICATION OF TC 19P AFTER TAU. AROUND TAU 72, TC 19P WILL TURN POLEWARD AND ACCELERATE TO THE SOUTHEAST IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. COINCIDENT WITH THE SOUTHEASTWARD TURN, TC 19P WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO A HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ENVIRONMENT AND OVER A COOLER SEA SURFACE. BETWEEN TAU 96 AND TAU 120, TC 19P WILL INTERACT WITH THE MID-LATITUDE FLOW PATTERN AND COMPLETE EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION, BECOMING A STORM FORCE LOW NORTHEAST OF NEW ZEALAND WITH THE SUPPORT OF FAVORABLE BAROCLINIC DEVELOPMENT FACTORS. DYNAMIC MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING THE TRACK, BUT INTENSITY GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO LAG EXPECTED CONDITIONS. PEAK INTENSITY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 85 KNOTS BY TAU 24 DUE TO ANTICIPATED FAVORABLE OUTFLOW ALOFT, PASSAGE OVER WARM WATER, AND THE RECENT TREND. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241800Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 250900Z AND 252100Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110325 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 004 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 250600Z --- NEAR 22.4S 179.2W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 160 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.4S 179.2W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 22.9S 179.3W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 23.4S 179.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 23.9S 179.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 24.8S 179.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 27.4S 179.5W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 10 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 30.7S 177.0W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 300600Z --- 35.1S 175.4W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 250900Z POSITION NEAR 22.5S 179.2W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT TC 19P HAS STRENGTHENED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS ALTHOUGH DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING HAS REMAINED FRAGMENTED OVER THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO PERSISTENT UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING AND CONVERGENT FLOW. A 250554Z CORIOLIS IMAGE CONTINUES TO INDICATE TIGHTLY-CURVED BANDING, PREDOMINANTLY OVER THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, WRAPPING INTO A WELL-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A SMALL MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW ENHANCED POLEWARD OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A MIDLATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH LOCATED ALONG 170W AND EXCELLENT EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 KNOTS FROM PGTW AND KNES. BASED ON THE CORIOLIS IMAGE, TC 19P HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY TURN SOUTHWARD AND IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 48 IN RESPONSE TO A BUILDING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTHWEST. AFTER TAU 48, THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND ACCELERATE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING MIDLATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH, CURRENTLY PUSHING EASTWARD OFF THE COAST OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND SUPPORTS THIS TRACK. TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS DUE TO FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW AND PASSAGE OVER WARM WATER. HOWEVER, SLOW MOVEMENT OVER A SHALLOW LAYER OF MARGINALLY FAVORABLE SST (27 DEGREES CELSIUS) COUPLED WITH SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDUCED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL CAP THE INTENSIFICATION OF TC 19P AFTER TAU 24. AROUND TAU 72, TC 19P WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE, TRACKS OVER COOLER SST AND ENCOUNTERS INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, ALL OF WHICH WILL SERVE TO WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. TC 19P IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 96 BUT SHOULD MAINTAIN AS A 45-55 KNOT EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW NORTHEAST OF NEW ZEALAND. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 250600Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 252100Z AND 260900Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110325 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 251800Z --- NEAR 22.9S 179.5W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 195 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.9S 179.5W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 23.4S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 23.9S 179.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 25.0S 179.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 26.5S 179.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 30.4S 176.7W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 170 DEG/ 11 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 291800Z --- 34.8S 175.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 252100Z POSITION NEAR 23.0S 179.6W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 340 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WEAKENING DEEP CONVECTION WITHIN THE PAST 12 HOURS. A 251757Z SSMIS 37H GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS AN ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER, FROM WHICH THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND KNES DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 65 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES GOOD EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND SUPPRESSED OUTFLOW ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PERIPHERIES OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO SUBSIDENCE ALOFT. TC 19P HAS SLOWLY TURNED SOUTH- SOUTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) THAT HAS BUILT IN TO THE SOUTH. BY TAU 24, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO TURN POLEWARD AS THE STR WEAKENS FROM A MID- LATITUDE TROUGH. AROUND TAU 48, TC BUNE SHOULD BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND BY TAU 72 IT IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY UNTIL TAU 48, WHEN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES DECREASE AND VERTICAL WIND SHEAR INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING MID- LATITUDE TROUGH. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 251800Z IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 260900Z AND 262100Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110326 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 006// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 006 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 260600Z --- NEAR 23.0S 179.9W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 01 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.0S 179.9W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 23.6S 179.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 24.7S 179.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 26.4S 179.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 28.0S 178.4W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 32.1S 175.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 260600Z POSITION NEAR 23.0S 179.9W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 345 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS DRIFTED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 01 KNOT OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS. POSITION CONFIDENCE IS HIGH BASED ON A 27 NM RAGGED EYE APPEARING AT 26/0532Z IN INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. A 26/0629Z SSMIS 37 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE VERIFIES THIS POSITION AS WELL. INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND PHFO DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 65 KNOTS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES RADIAL OUTFLOW, AND UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS PLACES THE SYSTEM JUST EAST OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WHICH IS AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER TROUGH. TC 19P IS IN A WEAK STEERING ENVIRONMENT AND MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). THE STRONG MID-LATITUDE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO ERODE THE STR AND RESULT IN THE SYSTEM TRACKING MORE SOUTHWARD DURING THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. AFTER TAU 36, TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND THEN BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION BY TAU 48. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TURN SOUTHEASTWARD AHEAD OF THE TROUGH, INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO COMPLETING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION NEAR TAU 72. MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT, AND THIS FORECAST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 260600Z IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 262100Z AND 270600Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110326 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 007 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 261800Z --- NEAR 23.8S 179.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.8S 179.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 25.0S 179.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 26.3S 179.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 28.0S 178.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 30.1S 177.4W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 262100Z POSITION NEAR 24.1S 179.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 370 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TIGHTLY CURVED CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). ADDITIONALLY, A 261653Z SSMI 37 GHZ SATELLITE IMAGE DEPICTS A LOW LEVEL MICROWAVE EYE, FROM WHICH THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND KNES DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 65 TO 77 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TC 19P IS LOCATED BENEATH AN AREA OF GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT AND MAINTAINS GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW. TC BUNE IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE EXTENSION OVER WARM WATERS AT APPROXIMATELY 27 DEGREES CELSIUS. WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THE STEERING RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH AND ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO TURN POLEWARD. BY TAU 36, TC 19P SHOULD BEGIN INTERACTING WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND COMPLETE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION BY TAU 48. TC BUNE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY BEFORE RECURVATURE AND THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 261800Z IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 270900Z AND 272100Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110327 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 008// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 270600Z --- NEAR 24.8S 178.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 24.8S 178.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 26.2S 179.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 27.7S 179.0W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 29.7S 177.5W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 32.3S 176.4W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 270900Z POSITION NEAR 24.8S 178.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 430 NM SOUTH OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAKENING 40 NM CONVECTIVE BANDING EYE. ADDITIONALLY, A 270523Z SSMI 37 GHZ MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE DEPICTS A WELL-DEFINED LOW LEVEL EYE, FROM WHICH THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW, KNES, PHFO, AND NFFN DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 60 TO 77 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TC 19P IS LOCATED BENEATH AN AREA OF DIVERGENCE WITH GOOD OUTFLOW IN MOST QUADRANTS. HOWEVER, SUBSIDENCE FROM AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH HAS SLIGHTLY DECREASED OUTFLOW ON THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THIS APPROACHING TROUGH IS APPARENT AS THE SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST OF TC BUNE HAS BEGUN ERODING AND IS ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO TAKE A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK. WITHIN THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS, TC 19P SHOULD BEGIN TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD AS IT BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND COMPLETES EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION BETWEEN TAUS 36 AND 48. TC BUNE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING AS IT INTERACTS WITH INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270600Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 272100Z AND 280900Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110327 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 009// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 009 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 271800Z --- NEAR 26.6S 179.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 140 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.6S 179.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 28.5S 178.5W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 30.9S 176.8W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 33.5S 176.0W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 272100Z POSITION NEAR 27.1S 179.7W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 550 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NADI, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WEAKENING CONVECTIVE BANDING WITH A DEGRADATION OF CONVECTION ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. A SSMIS IMAGE DEPICTS A BROAD LOW LEVEL MICROWAVE EYE, FROM WHICH THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND KNES DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 45 TO 65 KNOTS. CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A STEERING RIDGE, TC 19P IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GENERALLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC BUNE SHOULD CONTINUE WEAKENING AS IT BEGINS TO ENCOUNTER COOLER WATERS (< 26 DEGREES CELSIUS) AND INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH CURRENTLY TO THE SOUTHWEST. WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS, TC 19P SHOULD BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND FULLY TRANSITION INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM BY TAU 36. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 271800Z IS 21 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 280900Z AND 282100Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110328 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 010// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 280600Z --- NEAR 28.5S 178.1W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 140 DEGREES AT 15 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 28.5S 178.1W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 31.1S 176.7W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 33.9S 175.9W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 280900Z POSITION NEAR 28.5S 178.1W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 620 NM NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING AROUND A CENTRAL CORE WITH THE STRONGEST CONVECTION CONCENTRATED ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERIPHERY. TC 19P IS SLOWLY TAKING ON EXTRATROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AS A 28/0507Z SSMI MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE INDICATES DRIER AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW DECREASING OUTFLOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WHILE INCREASING POLEWARD OUTFLOW IS APPARENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF A TRANSITORY MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. POSITION CONFIDENCE IS HIGH BASED ON A MICROWAVE EYE IN THE 28/0507Z IMAGE. CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND KNES RANGING FROM 45 TO 55 KNOTS. UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATES GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF TC 19P AS IT TRACKS SOUTH- SOUTHEASTWARD AROUND THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THIS STEERING RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD AND NUDGE TC BUNES TRACK SLIGHTLY POLEWARD DURING THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS AS THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH PROGRESSES EASTWARD. TC BUNE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT COMPLETES EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ET) BY TAU 24 AND ENCOUNTERS INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFTER ET. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 280600Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 282100Z.// ========================================================================= WTPS31 PGTW 20110328 21:00z COR MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 011A CORRECTED// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE) WARNING NR 011A CORRECTED 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 281800Z --- NEAR 31.0S 176.3W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 150 DEGREES AT 18 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 31.0S 176.3W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 33.8S 176.0W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 282100Z POSITION NEAR 31.7S 176.2W. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (BUNE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 NM NORTHEAST OF NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 18 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY INDICATES RAPIDLY WARMING CLOUD TOPS AND DISSIPATING CONVECTION. THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUD SYSTEM IS BECOMING ABSORBED INTO THE MID-LATITUDE FLOW. A 281624Z 37GHZ SSMI IMAGE, HOWEVER, REVEALS ABUNDANT CURVED BANDING PERSISTS AROUND THE LLCC. A 280908Z 25KM ASCAT IMAGE ALSO REVEALED AN EXTENSIVE FIELD OF GREATER THAN 45 KNOT WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LLCC. 19P IS COMPLETING EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSISTION AND WILL TRANSITION INTO A GALE FORCE MID-LATITUDE LOW DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 281800Z IS 18 FEET. JUSTIFICATION FOR CORRECTION: REMOVED 50 KT WIND RADII FROM 281800Z ANALYSIS.
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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